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Perforatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Hygromiidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Hygromiidae, Euomphalia, Monachoides, Pseudotrichia rubiginosa, Trochulus

Perforatella is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

This genus of snails is native to northeastern Europe to the Caucasus and Siberia.

Species in this genus of snails create and use love darts in their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Perforatella:

  • Perforatella bidentata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Perforatella dibotrion (Bielz, 1860)
  • References

    Perforatella Wikipedia